About the role

Consultant delivering organizational change initiatives for DEKRA to improve safety culture. Responsible for coaching clients and adapting solutions to meet objectives while engaging with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

You will help save lives, reduce serious injuries, and improve the culture of DEKRA’s clients through organizational change initiatives that drive safety performance improvement through client engagements.
Our Consultant positions are critical for the overall success of any client engagement, and are the lynch pin between the front line through the organization to the c-suite.
Delivering workshops and presentations to groups of various size.
Conducting one-on-one or small group field coaching with clients.
Perform client-related project management working on smaller to gradually larger and more complex projects.
Understand the client’s objectives and needs and adapt the centerline model for the client engagement giving the greatest probability of success.
Understand the role of Governance in Safety
Ability to establish effective safety governance that aligns with the client organizational structure and functioning.
Guide and facilitate measurable governance.
Delivering DEKRA’s suite of solutions with mastery of the concepts combined with industry subject matter expertise.
Coach client leaders from the frontlines to senior leaders and become their trusted advisor.
Track progress in meeting client objectives and adjust when necessary.
Develop a communication structure to reliably remain up to date on the client’s situation including safety performance, successes, business challenges, industry trends, etc.
Communicate routinely and effectively to the client leadership team.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
Experience: 8+ years of experience in organizational change, or operations with safety responsibility, or in an industrial consulting role, or in a safety role
Certifications/Licenses: CSP or equivalent, LEAN Green/Black Belt preferred
Presence in front of Leaders – first line though senior manager
Demonstrated cognitive flexibility
Ability to successfully navigate client ambiguity
Ability to develop deep knowledge of DEKRA solutions
Ability to interpret the impact of non-safety processes on safety and culture
Ability to develop a strategic plan which supports the scope of work and overall safety excellence
Ability to manage client excellence and DEKRA business
Ability to create a project team culture that supports and aligns with business values
Fluency with various Governance structures and how they “fit” and function in various situations
Fluency with leading and lagging metrics and the ability to proposes specific metrics for the client
Fluency in applying effective change management
Fluency in Safety Management System best practices and ability to propose enhancements to close gaps
Ability to lead a matrixed team
Ability to develop others
Must be able to work in a variety of client locations, environments, and conditions.

Compensation: This position allows for hourly professional fees according to confirmed project work; with fees ranging from $70/hour CAD to $180/hour CAD depending on the type of work delivered.